[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15364-15365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7337]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30459A/30417A/30443B; FRL-6059-5]
Certain Companies; Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications to
register the pesticide products Flight Control, For-Mite Formic Acid,
and NewLeaf Plus Potatoes, containing new active ingredients not
included in any previously registered products pursuant to the
provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Action Leader,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), listed in the
table below:
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Office location/
Regulatory Action Leader telephone number Address
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Driss Benmhend................ Rm. 902W37, CM #2, 703- 1921 Jefferson
308-9525, e-mail: Davis Hwy,
benmhend.driss@epamai Arlington, VA
l.epa.gov.
Linda Hollis.................. Rm. 9th fl., CM #2, Do.
703-308-8733, e-mail:
hollis.linda@epamail.
epa.gov.
Diana Horne................... Rm. 902, CM #2, 703- Do.
308-8367, e-mail:
[email protected]
pa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the
Fact Sheet are available from the EPA home page at the Federal Register
Environmental Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Laws and
Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
The following notices of application were published in the Federal
Register containing active ingredients not included in any previously
registered pesticide products:
1. EPA issued a notice, published the Federal Register of August
28, 1998 (63 FR 46016)(FRL-6024-6), which announced that Environmental
Biocontrol International, 3521 Silverside Road, Suite 1-L, Wilmington,
DE 19810, had submitted an application to register the pesticide
product Flight Control (EPA File Symbol 69969-R) containing the active
ingredient (9,10-anthraquinone at 50%.
The application was approved on December 16, 1998, as Flight
Control for use to repel geese in terrestrial areas at airports,
commercial, industrial, and municipal sites, dumpsites, landfills, golf
courses, ornamental, and conifer nurseries (EPA Registration Number
69969-1). (Driss Benmhend)
2. EPA published a notice in the Federal Register of August 6, 1996
(61 FR 40840)(FRL-5389-2), announcing that Mann Lake Ltd., County Road
and First St., Hackensack, MN 56452, had submitted an application to
register the pesticide product Formite Formic Acid (EPA File Symbol
61671-G) containing the active ingredient formic acid at 65%.
The application was approved on January 28, 1999 following
reformulation, as For-Mite Formic Acid for the control of tracheal
mites and the suppression of varroa mites in honeybees (EPA
Registration Number 61671-3). (Diana Horne)
3. EPA published a notice in the Federal Register of December 9,
1997 (62 FR 64831)(FRL-5756-3), announcing that Monsanto Company 700
14th St., NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, had submitted an
application to register the plant pesticide product Potato Leafroll
Virus Replicase Protein (EPA File Symbol 524-UOI) containing the active
ingredient Potato Leafroll Virus Replicase Protein and the genetic
material necessary for its production at 0.03%.
The application was approved on November 18, 1998, as NewLeaf Plus
Potatoes containing the active ingredient Potato Leafroll Virus
Resistance Gene (also known as orf1/orf2 gene) and the genetic material
necessary for its production. The name of the active ingredient was
changed to more accurately reflect that part of the plant pesticide
responsible for providing the product with its pesticidal properties.
This pure form of the plant-pesticide, resistance gene as expressed in
potato cells is for use on potatoes (EPA Registration Number 524-498).
(Linda Hollis)
The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated
with the proposed use of 9,10-anthraquinone, formic acid, and Potato
Leafroll Virus Resistance Gene and the genetic material necessary for
its production, and information on social, economic, and environmental
benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency has
considered the nature of the pesticide and its pattern of use,
application methods and rates, and level and extent of potential
exposure. Based on these reviews, the Agency was able to make basic
health safety determinations which show that use of 9,10-anthraquinone,
formic acid, and Potato Leafroll Virus Resistance Gene and the genetic
material necessary for its production when used in accordance with
widespread and commonly recognized practice, will not generally cause
unreasonable adverse effects to the environment.
More detailed information on these registrations is contained in
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheets on 9,10-anthraquinone, formic acid, and
Potato Leafroll Virus Resistance Gene and the genetic material
necessary for its production.
A copy of the fact sheets for each of the active ingredients, which
provides a summary description of the pesticides, use patterns and
formulations, science findings, and the Agency's regulatory position
and rationale, may be obtained from the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
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In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved
labels, the lists of data references, the data and other scientific
information used to support registration, except for material
specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are available for public
inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch,
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2,
Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305-5805). Requests for data must be made in
accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and
must be addressed to the Freedom of Information Office (A-101), 401 M
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Such requests should: (1) Identify the
product name and registration number and (2) specify the data or
information desired.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product
registration.
Dated: March 9, 1999.
Kathleen D. Knox,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-7337 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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